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1999 Joe DiMaggio, athlete, dies at 84

1970 Yankees dedicate plaques to Mickey Mantle and Joe DiMaggio

1967 Joe DiMaggio is hired as executive Vice President of A's by Charlie Finley

1962 Joe Pepitone 2nd Yankee to hit 2 home runs in 1 inning (Joe DiMaggio)

1954 New York Yankee Joe DiMaggio marries actress Marilyn Monroe

1951 Joe DiMaggio announces his baseball retirement

1951 Lefty O'Doul's all-stars, including Joe DiMaggio and Billy Martin, lose 3-1 to Pacific League all-star team (Japan)

1951 Yankees beat Giants 4 games to 2 in World Series, DiMaggio's final game

1951 Yankee Joe DiMaggio and manager Casey Stengel feud

1950 Red Sox Dom DiMaggio leads AL with only 15 stolen bases

1950 Joe DiMaggio becomes 1st to hit 3 home run in a game at Griffith Stadium

1950 Hitting just .279, Yank great Joe DiMaggio is benched for 1st time

1950 Casey Stengel asks Joe DiMaggio to play 1st base (handles 13 chances)

1950 Joe DiMaggio gets his 2,000th hit

1950 Joe Dimaggio's 2,000th hit, Yankees beat Indians 8-2

1949 Joe DiMaggio becomes 1st $100,000/year baseball player (New York Yankees)

1948 Joe DiMaggio hits 3 consecutive home runs

1948 New York Yankees Joe Dimaggio hits for cycle (single, double, triple, home run)

1947 Joe DiMaggio wins his 3rd MVP, beating Ted Williams by 1 vote

1947 Al Gionfriddo makes a great catch off Joe Dimaggio in World Series

1946 Red Sox win 15th straight beat Yankees 5-4, DiMaggio hits Grand Slam

1945 Phillies Vince DiMaggio ties NL record with 4th grand slam of season

1943 New York Yankee Joe DiMaggio, enlists into the U.S. army

1941 Joe DiMaggio is named AL MVP

1941 Browns pitcher Johnny Niggling gets Joe DiMaggio in 4 at bats to stop DiMaggio's streak of 74 games in reaching base

1941 New York Yankee Joe DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak ends in Cleveland

1941 Joe Dimaggio goes 3 for 4, hitting in his 56th straight game

1941 DiMaggio breaks Willie Keeler's 44 game hitting streak (45th of 56)

1941 Joe Dimaggio on way to 56, ties Willie Keeler's 44 game hit streak

1941 DiMaggio extends hitting streak to 42 breaking Sisler's record

1941 Joe DiMaggio starts 56-game hitting streak; Yankees lose 13-1

1939 Joe DiMaggio wins AL MVP, Jimmie Foxx is runner-up

1938 3 DiMaggio brothers play together for 1st time, charity all star game

1938 Yankees Monte Pearson no-hits Indians 13-0, DiMaggio hits 3 triples

1937 Joe DiMaggio's 1st grand slammer

1937 Joe DiMaggio hits 3 consecutive home runs against St. Louis Browns

1937 Joe DiMaggio takes Ty Cobb's advice and replace his 40 with 36 oz bat

1936 Joe DiMaggio becomes 5th to hit 2 home runs in 1 inn, Yankees beat Browns 18-4

1936 New York Yankee Joe DiMaggio makes his major-league debut, gets 3 hits

1934 New York Yankees buy Joe DiMaggio from San Francisco Seals (Pacific Coast League)

1933 Joe Dimaggio ends 61 game hitting streak in Pacific Coast League

1918 Dominic DiMaggio, baseball outfielder for the Boston Red Sox

1914 Joe DiMaggio, Yankee Clipper, 56 game hitting streak

1912 Vincent DiMaggio, baseball player, Giants, Phils, Reds, Braves


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